This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: ilumindhs Surnames: Dunham, Denhaml Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.texas.counties.fannin/2226.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I am interested in learning the same thing--why the Ira and Elizabeth Dunham family were in Fannin, Texas, according to the 1850 Census. In Ancestry.com (Texas > Fannin > Not Stated > 85), the names are transcribed as Iva and Elizabeth Denhaml, but I'm confident they're my Dunhams because the children's names and ages match up. Ira also shows up as "Iva Dunham" in the U.S. Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880 (Census Year: 1850; Census Place: Bonham, Fannin, Texas; Archive Collection Number: T1134; Roll 2; Page: 265; Line: 27; Schedule Type: Agriculture.). In the 1840 Census, the family was in La Porte County, Indiana. They disappear from Indiana in the 1850 Census but then Ira reappears in La Porte County, Indiana in the 1860 Census. I wonder if the family relocated to the Fannin area in the 1840s because of land. Ira was a farmer, so I might guess land became available. I'm also curious about Mona Dunham. Was she an older Dunham child? I haven't seen her before. Thanks, David Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.